UPCOMING EVENTS(home events BOLD)
Thursday, Nov. 67:30 p.m. – Football at Wake Forest (ESPN)TBA – Women’s Tennis at ITA Indoor Individual Championships (Flushing Meadows, N.Y.)
Friday, Nov. 77 p.m. – Volleyball at SyracuseTBA – Men’s Golf at Ka’anapali Classic (Maui, Hawaii)TBA – Women’s Tennis at ITA Indoor Individual Championships (Flushing Meadows, N.Y.)
Saturday, Nov. 810 a.m. – Diving at Georgia Southern (Statesboro, Ga.)2 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Georgia College and State University (Exhibition)5 p.m. – Men’s Basketball vs. Anderson (Exhibition)TBA – Men’s Golf at Ka’anapali Classic (Maui, Hawaii)TBA – Women’s Tennis at ITA Indoor Individual Championships (Flushing Meadows, N.Y.)
Sunday, Nov. 912 noon – Volleyball at Boston College1 p.m. – Men’s Soccer vs. Wake Forest (ACC Tournament)TBA – Men’s Golf at Ka’anapali Classic (Maui, Hawaii)TBA – Women’s Tennis at ITA Indoor Individual Championships (Flushing Meadows, N.Y.)
Monday, Nov. 104:30 p.m. – Women’s Soccer NCAA Selection Show (NCAA.com)
SPORT UPDATESCross Country (@ClemsonTrackXC)Both teams competed at the ACC Championships on Friday, with the men earning their best finish since 2008 with a ninth-place effort. The women finished 13th. Aaron Ramirez led the men’s team with a 33rd-place performance in his final ACC meet. The teams return to action Friday, Nov. 14 at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in Louisville, Ky.
Diving (@ClemsonDiving)Record: 2-0The Clemson diving team opened the 2014-15 season with wins over NC State (25-13) and Richmond (24-14) in a double-dual meet in Greensboro, N.C. on Saturday. Sophomore Sarah Braun took second place in the one-meter and senior Chelsea Uranaka was the runner-up in the three-meter to lead the Tigers. Clemson travels to Statesboro, Ga. on Saturday, Nov. 8 to face Georgia Southern in a 10 a.m. dual meet.
Football (@ClemsonFB)Current Ranking: #19 USA Today Coaches Poll; #19 Associated Press PollRecord: 6-2, 5-1 ACCClemson had last weekend off and plays at Wake Forest Thursday evening in a 7:30 p.m. game televised on ESPN. The Tigers improved to #19 in both the AP and AMWAY Coaches poll during the open date. Clemson was ranked 21st in the first College Football Playoff Poll that was released on October 28.The Tigers enter Thursday night’s game in second place in the Atlantic Division of the ACC standings with a 5-1 league record. Florida State is in first place at 5-0. The Tigers are 6-2 overall entering the Wake Forest game.
Men’s Golf (@ClemsonMGolf)Current Ranking: #27 Golfweek/SagarinThe Clemson men’s golf team won the Hummingbird Invitational last weekend when the event was limited to just 18 holes of play. Poor weather cancelled the final round of the 12 team tournament that was played at Sapphire Valley Country Club in North Carolina.Clemson won the tournament with a score of six under par 278, one shot better than Furman. All five golfers in the Clemson lineup shot under par, the first time that had been done in three seasons. Stephen Behr and Josh Fickes led the way with scores of two under par 69, while Cody Proveaux, Billy Kennerly and Miller Capps all had scores of one under par 70. Clemson wraps up the fall portion of its schedule this weekend with a tournament in Hawaii.
Rowing (@ClemsonRowing)The rowing team competed at the Head of the Hooch in Chattanooga, Tenn., this weekend. After poor weather conditions cancelled all racing on Saturday, Clemson raced eight boats over four events and recorded five top-10 finishes Sunday. The pair of Samantha Duggan and Aurelia Wurzel finished second in the Women’s Open 2- while the “A” boat of Emily Goff (cox.), Alexis Georgia, Giulia Longatti, Giorgia Bergamasco, Cassidy Davidson, Lorena Croft, Courtney Fallon, Claire Prevost, Emily Radziwon finished second in the Women’s Open 8+.The team concludes its fall season in two weeks with the Rivanna Romp on November 16 in Charlottesville, Va.
Men’s Soccer (@ClemsonMSoccer)Record: 10-6-1, 5-2-1 ACCCurrent Ranking: #16 NCAA RPIThe Clemson men’s soccer team finished the regular season on a six-match unbeaten streak, most recently defeating #25 USF 3-0 on Tuesday and NC State 2-0 on Friday at Historic Riggs Field. Sophomore Austen Burnikel scored both goals in the Tigers’ win over the Wolfpack. Clemson is the No. 4 seed in this week’s ACC Tournament, and hosts Wake Forest in a quarterfinal matchup at Riggs on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. The winners of the four quarterfinals travel to Cary, N.C. for the semifinals and finals on Nov. 14 and 16.
Women’s Soccer (@ClemsonWSoccer)Record: 13-3-2, 6-3-1 ACCCurrent Ranking: #26 NCAA RPI / #21 NSCAA Coaches’ PollThe Clemson women’s soccer team won its lone match of the week, defeating NC State 2-0 on Saturday. With the win, the Tigers finished the regular season at 13-3-2 overall and 6-3-1 in the ACC. It is the first time Clemson has recorded 13 wins in a season since 2002, and the first time the team has had 13 regular season wins since 2001. It is also the first time in the program’s 20-year history that the Tigers have recorded six ACC wins. Sophomore Catrina Atanda scored both goals in the victory, and leads the team in goals (9) and points (20). Clemson finished fifth in the ACC regular season standings, the team’s best regular season finish since the 2006 team finished tied for fourth. This season’s ACC tournament only includes four teams. The Tigers will now await word about an NCAA bid. The selection show is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 10, and the first round of the NCAA Tournament is scheduled for Nov. 14-16.
Men’s Tennis (@ClemsonMTennis)Senior Hunter Harrington took home the singles crown at this weekend’s 2014 USTA Collegiate Clay Court Invitational in Orlando, Fla. Harrington, the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed, won six matches en route to the title. The tournament wrapped up Clemson’s fall season. The Tigers return to the court to open the spring season on Jan. 17, 2015 against Winthrop in Davidson, N.C.
Women’s Tennis (@ClemsonWTennis)The Clemson women’s tennis team competed at the Collegiate Clay Court Invitational Thursday-Sunday at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla. The Tigers had strong showings, highlighted by junior Joana Eidukonyte winning the singles final. Eidukonyte won five matches, defeating four ranked opponents and the tournament’s top four seeds en route to claiming the title. The doubles team of Eidukonyte and Daniela Ruiz reached the B finals. Beatrice Gumulya and Jessy Rompies compete at the ITA Individual Indoor Championships in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Nov. 6-9.
Volleyball (@ClemsonVB)Record: 16-9 (4-7 ACC)The Clemson volleyball team fell to Virginia 3-1 (23-25, 19-25, 25-20, 24-26) on Friday and nearly upset #3 Florida State 3-2 (25-22, 22-25, 25-21, 18-25, 12-15) on Sunday in Jervey Gym. Senior Kristin Faust led all hitters on the floor with 20 kills against the Cavaliers, and graduate Haleigh Hampton led the Tigers with 18 kills and just two errors, hitting .457 against the Seminoles. The Tigers are on the road for two matches this week, first traveling to Syracuse to take on the Orange Friday at 7 p.m. before heading to Chestnut Hill to face Boston College on Sunday at noon.
April 16, 2024
